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STATE OF IOWA
TERRY E. BRANSTAD, GOVERNOR
KIM REYNOLDS, LT. GOVERNOR
February 10, 2012
CITY OF WATERLOO
ARIC SCHROEDER
715 MULBERRY STREET
WATERLOO, IA 50703
G WO O DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
4 er)ROGER L. LANDE, DIRECTOR
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RE: REAP Agreement #: 12-R4-XQ, SHERWOOD PARK REC AREA & HARTMAN RESERVE
NATURE CNTR ADDITIONS
Dear ARIC SCHROEDER,
Enclosed please find two fully executed copies of your Resource Enhancement and Protection Fund
Grant Agreement between the CITY OF WATERLOO and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
for the above mentioned project.
Please start a file to keep all documents in. I have incluced two project billing forms for your use in
requesting reimbursement. When submitting the billing forms for final reimbursement, please provide
this office with an expanse recap, listing all expenses related to the project, photocopies of all invoices
and canceled checks issued in payment thereof, photos of the completed project and a legal description
for the park property. Please make sure the bottom of the billing form is signed and dated.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 515-281-3013.
Sincerely,
cdc
Kathleen Moench
Budget and Finance Bureau
WALLACE STATE OFFICE BUILDING / 502 EAST 9th STREET / DES MOINES, IOWA 50319
515-281-5918 FAX 515-281-6794 www.iowadnr.gov
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
RESOURCE ENHANCEMENT AND PROTECTION FUND
GRANT AGREEMENT-ACQUISITION/DEVELOPMENT
GRANTEE:
PROJECT TITLE:
CONTACT PERSON:
GRANT AWARD:
DNR CONTACT/PHONE #:
REAP Grant #: 12-R4-XQ
Pease return this copy to:
City Clerk & Finance Department
715 Mulberry Street
Waterloo, IA 50703
CITY OF WATERLOO
SHERWOOD PARK REC AREA & HARTMAN
RESERVE NATURE CNTR ADDITIONS
ARIC SCHROEDER
$193400.00
Kathleen Moench
515-281-3013
1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this REAP Acquisition/Development Grant Agreement is to enable the
Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), acting for the State of Iowa, to assist the CITY OF
WATERLOO (Grantee) in the acquisition and development of land for the enhancement and
protection of open space areas.
2. PARTIES/AUTHORITY. The parties to this Grant Agreement are the DNR, an agency of the State of
Iowa, and the CITY OF WATERLOO. The parties make this Grant Agreement pursuant to 1989
Iowa Code Supplement Section 455A.19(1)(a), which authorizes the Natural Resource Commission
to spend certain state funds appropriated for projects to enhance and protect open spaces.
3. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT LANDS. This Grant Agreement is for your project described
as:
ACQUISITION OF 8 PARCELS OF LAND 5 IN HARTMAN RESERVE, 3 IN
SHERWOOD PARK, AND RECLAMATION OF A ACTIVE RUBBLE SITE,
LOCA IED ALONG HWY 218 AND GREENHILL ROAD, WATERLOO, BLACK
HAWK COUNTY, IOWA.
4. GRANT AWARD AND REIMBURSEMENTS. The DNR will provide funding for acquisition and
development cost up to $193400.00.
A. An advance reimbursement totaling 90 percent of the development portion of the grant award may
be requested by submitting a letter of request to:
REAP Grant Coordinator, Budget & Finance Bureau
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
502 East 9th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
B. Appraisals must be sent to the Department for review and approval, follow the DNR appraisal
guidelines found at; http://www.iowadnr.gov/InsideDNR/AboutDNR/RealtyServices.aspx, and
include a groundwater hazard statement. Submit the appraisal(s) and groundwater hazard
statement(s) as soon as possible to the address mentioned above.
C. Upon written approval of the appraisal(s), 100 percent advance reimbursement of the acquisition
grant award may be requested by submitting a letter of request and the following documents:
• title opinion showing title is clear and marketable;
• offer to buy.
REAP Grant #: 12-R4-XQ
D. Final payment will be made when the project is completed and the grantee submits a letter of
request along with the following documents:
• a legal description of the property for the Notice of Use Restriction;
• pictures of the completed project;
• copy of the recorded deed naming the grantee as owner;
• copy of the recorded groundwater hazard statement(s);
• copies of billings and canceled checks for the acquisition and development costs;
• final report, to include a description of the completed project, pictures of the project, and efforts
made to procure goods and services from Targeted Small Businesses (TSBs).
5. ACQUISITION COSTS EXPLAINED. Acquisition costs include the lesser of the cost or value of the
project lands, and the lesser of the cost or value of acquisition services as follows:
A. CostlValue of Project Lands. Acquisition costs include the lesser of the purchase price paid for the
project lands by the grantee, or their fair market value established by an appraisal approved by the
DNR.
B. Cost/Value of Acquisition Services. Acquisition costs also include the lesser of the price paid by
the grantee for acquisition services, or the fair market value of such services based on a written
valuation approved by the DNR. Acquisition services include appraisals, surveys, abstracting, and
other miscellaneous services reasonably required for acquisition of the project lands.
C. Notwithstanding subparagraphs 5a and 5b, the DNR will not cost -share more than the appraised fair
market value of any part of the project lands, and will not cost -share more than the substantiated
fair market value of any acquisition services.
6. RESPONSIBILITIES. The grantee is solely responsible for closing the acquisition transaction,
recording the transaction and Notice of Use Restriction with the appropriate county recorder. The
grantee will make a concerted effort to procure goods and services from Targeted Small Businesses
(TSBs) during the performance of this Grant Agreement. The DNR may provide assistance at the
request of the grantee, or at the Director's recommendation.
7. WRITTEN WAIVER. The grantee may choose at its own risk to acquire title to portions of the
project lands if necessary to avoid expiration of an offer to sell or to facilitate fund raising, after
obtaining a written waiver of retroactivity from the department.
8. AMENDMENTS. This Grant Agreement may be amended only by written ADDENDA signed and
dated by the DNR Director or DNR REAP coordinator. Requests for amendments shall be directed
to the DNR REAP coordinator.
9. EFFECTIVE DATE/TERMINATION. This Grant Agreement shall become effective when it has been
signed and dated by the DNR Director and the grantee. All work specified in the project proposal
will be completed by DECEMBER 31, 2013.
10. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS: If funds anticipated for the continued fulfillment of this agreement are
at any time not forthcoming or insufficient, either through the failure of the State of Iowa to
appropriate funds, or discontinuance or material alteration of the program under which funds were
provided, then the Dept fluent shall have the right to terminate the agreement without penalty.
REAP Grant #: 12-R4-XQ
11. By signing this Grant Agreement, the grantee agrees to the terms and conditions set forth in this
agreement and all attachments listed below:
• the REAP "General Provisions" (State rules included with application form);
• the appraisal guidelines;
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Chuck Gipp, Deputy De4tor
Iowa Departme t of N. ral Resources
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